SMART Spaces was feasibly delivered in English schools, with teachers reporting faithful delivery and positive engagement¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · design r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teachers generally reported delivering SMART Spaces lessons as prescribed without major alterations, and both teachers and pupils gave positive feedback, indicating feasible delivery. → O'Hare et al. 2017

Evidence¶

O'Hare et al. 2017¶

Dr Liam O'Hare, Dr Patrick Stark, Professor Carol McGuinness, Dr Andy Biggart, Professor Allen Thurston. (2017). Spaced Learning: The Design, Feasibility and Optimisation of SMART Spaces — Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581430

q2 · i? · design · r3

Feasibility evidence from the qualitative feasibility study in four schools and the optimisation study in 12 schools, including post-test implementation survey data. The report concludes the programme "was delivered successfully and was acceptable to both teachers and pupils".

"Teachers generally reported that they delivered SMART Spaces lessons as prescribed and did not make major alterations."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Process evaluation found that poor behaviour and lack of pupil engagement spoiled delivery of some sessions and may have contributed to the lack of impact — reports the opposite
• SMART Spaces content showed a significant benefit over a no spaces/materials control, with ES g = 0.19 — related